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Lifetouch, one of the US's largest school photography companies, clarifies their independence and upholds their reputation for student safety and data security despite online rumors. (ChristinLola / Getty Images)

Lifetouch: Student data always secure

CK Smith

Lifetouch says student photos never at risk; company’s operations independent of any past parent company executive

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9 spring memoirs not to skip

Andi Zeisler

Lena Dunham, Fab 5 Freddy and Liza with a Z are among the culture-makers leaving it all on the page

Trump is demanding his portrait from his first administration (seen above) be replaced with one to cover both terms. This continues his editing of the Smithsonian's displays on history including his own biography and major events like slavery. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images)

Trump's legacy war on a portrait

CK Smith

A battle over brushstrokes and biography puts Trump’s legacy and national museums back in the spotlight

Rebecca Black performs at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park on August 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Dana Jacobs / WireImage)

Rebecca Black started the ragebait era

Alex Galbraith

Fifteen years ago, the singer-songwriter showed the web loved nothing more than a pile-on

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Elon Musk envisioned a future with optional work and irrelevant money thanks to the domination of artificial intelligence. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA loves bad dads

Amanda Marcotte

Raising kids should be about quality, not quantity

Residents of Lemont, Illinois, pay tribute to Charlie Kirk during a vigil on September 11, 2025. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Republicans are Kirkifying October

Russell Payne

In Florida, Kansas and West Virginia, the celebration stands in for an agenda — and no one gets the day off

Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. (Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin losing credibility in court

John E. Jones III - The Conversation

"I don’t recall a single instance... when a grand jury refused to return a true bill, an indictment," ex-judge says

School picture day is an annual tradition, but some schools are deciding to cut ties with one company with rumored links to the Epstein files. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post / Getty Images)

Viral posts upend school picture day

CK Smith

Social media posts linked Lifetouch’s ownership to figures in the Epstein files, schools canceled picture days

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Former Trump attorney Ty Cobb (Jerry Cleveland/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Cobb calls for Bondi, Noem impeachment

CK Smith

After chaotic hearings and Trump’s praise for controversial figures, former insider says accountability is overdue

James Van Der Beek (Ray Tamarra/GC Images/Getty Images)

James Van Der Beek kept us guessing

Coleman Spilde

In "The Rules of Attraction," the "Dawson's Creek" dreamboat paved the way for a career that played against type

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie in "Heated Rivalry" (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max)

In "Heated Rivalry," food is vulnerable

Francesca Giangiulio

In a genre that treats food as foreplay, the year’s hottest romance makes a tuna melt a symbol of deeper intimacy

Former President Barack Obama isn't shying away from addressing current issues of division and cruelty. Even when it involves him directly. (Kyle Mazza / Getty Images)

Obama calls out Trump's racist ape video

CK Smith

Obama calls Trump’s racist video and MAGA behavior “deeply troubling” amid escalating polarization

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Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Next Dem attorney general faces a mess

Heather Digby Parton

The Justice Department was reformed in the wake of Watergate. A similar process will be needed after Bondi's abuses

Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing Street, Feb. 11, 2026. (Carl Court/Getty Images)

Epstein files rock Britain — but why?

Andrew O'Hehir

The contrast with Trump's America is both obvious and shocking — but it’s not the whole story

A bicycle taxi in Havana, Feb. 13, 2026. The fuel crisis in Cuba means that most gasoline-powered vehicles have been abandoned. (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images)

How US blockade is suffocating Cuba

Medea Benjamin

Plenty of Cubans dislike their own government — but still see Trump and Marco Rubio as "demons"

Illustration of AI robot. (Getty Images)

Swarms of AI bots threaten democracy

Filippo Menczer - The Conversation

The level of coordination among inauthentic online agents is unprecedented

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Doorbell cameras are everywhere. An Amazon proposed partnership and Super Bowl ad reveals fears about personal privacy. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Ring's Super Bowl ad freaked people out

CK Smith

A sweet story about finding lost dogs exposed growing fears about AI and monitoring, door bell cameras and policing

Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw in "Wuthering Heights" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

"Wuthering Heights" is a reader's dream

Coleman Spilde

By focusing on feeling over faithfully adapting, the provocative filmmaker's new take sparks the imagination

Residents filming ICE agents proved solid evidence in a recent court case. Video evidence proved ICE story was misleading and led to an investigation of ICE. (Stephen Maturen / Getty Images)

MN opens investigation on ICE's story

CK Smith

Video evidence showed ICE story misleading, civilian charges dropped, investigation open on ICE's actions in MN

Prince performs on stage during the 1986 Parade Tour on June 7, 1986 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan (Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images)

We still swoon for Prince's "Kiss"

Melanie McFarland

Known for songs dripping with sensuality, Prince achieved PG success with this innocent crowd-pleaser 40 years ago

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"Lady And The Tramp" lobbycard (LMPC via Getty Images)

Spaghetti is messy. Why is it romantic?

Joy Saha

"Lady and the Tramp" introduced us to the spaghetti kiss and forever transformed the pasta into a date night food

President Donald Trump (Win McNamee/Getty Images))

Trump gets help ignoring public opinion

Chauncey DeVega

Gallup's decision to stop tracking approval ratings could make it easier for Trump to shrug off public discontent

FBI Director Kash Patel is coming under fire for his handling of high-profile investigations ( Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Right-wing media turns on Kash Patel

Sophia Tesfaye

The FBI director is also facing criticism over his handling of the Epstein files

ICE officers depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

The scars of occupied Minneapolis

Nicholas Liu

White House claims victory in retreat — but crackdown continues and so does resistance

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